Lake Travis is Unique

Lake Travis is quite unique for lakes in Texas, being very long and deep.  I believe that is what makes it arguably the best lake in the Highland lakes chain and even the best lake in Texas.  Since Lake Travis is about 60 miles long, any sediment that is suspended in the water as it enters the upstream portion of the lake has plenty of time to filter down to the bottom before reaching the more populated main basin portion of the lake.  Since Lake Travis is about 189 feet deep when full, even during times of drought there is plenty of water available for recreation and utility use.  This results in a clean, clear lake that is beautiful and functional for both utility and recreation.  In a diversion from most government built lakes, all of the Highland Lakes including Lake Travis were designed with recreation in mind as well as flood control and electric generation.  That brings me to why the Lake Travis area has experienced such a large amount of growth since it's inception.  Lake Travis, which lies only 20 miles to the West of Austin is an absolutely beautiful body of water, clean and deep.  On a clear sunny day, the color of Lake Travis is a rich vibrant blue.  Much of the topography of the surrounding area is very hilly and some parts that are even quite rugged leads to some awe inspiring views which are unrivaled in most parts of Texas.  There are many homes for sale with these spectacular views of Lake Travis.  The recreational aspect of Lake Travis is so vast that there is almost no limit to the amount of water activities that one can do.  If it's a water activity, it can probably be done on Lake Travis.  I'll highlight many of those activities in posts to come, but since there are so many it may take awhile.
For now I'll leave you with just one of the many spectacular views of this majestic body of water.



Lake Travis is truly unique in Texas



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Bryan Anderson